Conference Inauguration &
Opening Keynote - Rama Bijapurkar Renowned Thought Leader ,Market Strategy Consultant and Author
1130 - 1200
Tea / Coffee Break
1200 - 1330
Educational panel Increased Global Mobility: Our Learners’ Readiness for the Globalised World – Dr. P.J. Lavakare (Consultant, Institute of International Education, N.Y.(USA))
Dr. Uma Ganesh (CEO, Global Talent Track) & Mr. Ravi Pandit (Chairman and Group CEO, KPIT Cummins Infosystems Ltd.)
1330 - 1430
Lunch Break
Room 1
Room 2
Room 3
1430 - 1600
Ms. Janice Lua &
Mr. Prabhu Naidu "Managing Conflicts in Cross-Cultural Project Teams" (Workshop)
Dr. Barbara Galyen "Good Vibrations: A Song from the 60's or the Path to 'Authentically Connecting' People All Over the World" (Workshop)
Ms. Heather Robinson "Transforming Intercultural Teams through Mindfulness and Creativity" (Workshop)
1600 - 1615
Tea / Coffee Break
16-15 - 1715
Ms. Kyoko Yashiro &
Ms. Renée Renjel "A Comparative Study of Japanese and Multinational Corporate Expatriate Training" (Formal Paper Presentation)
Dr. Anubha Singh &
Pr. Mihir Dash "A Study on the Cross-Cultural Issues in Call Centre Operations" (Research Presentation)
Ms. Ute Clement "Consulting and Training in an International Environment - Reflections, Best Practices and Lessons Learnt" (Experience-based Paper& Discussion)
1715 - 1815
Ms. Vicky Flier Hudson "Connecting Worlds: Offshoring to India from the US American Perspective - Strategies & Solutions" (Facilitated Presentation)
Mr. Muqarram Korakiwala "Cultural Intelligence: A New Approach to Measuring and Enhancing Intercultural Competencies" (Formal Research Presentation)
Pr. PNN Iyer "Geography is Becoming History" (Facilitated Discussion)
1815 - 2000
Networking Time
2000
Gala Dinner: Performance by Band"Agnee"
November 1, 2009
0830 - 0930
Welcome
0930 - 1100
Coporate Panel
Increased Global Mobility: Leadership Approaches for Sustainable Growth Mr. Ganesh Natrajan (Vice Chairman & CEO of Zensar Technologies), Ms. Sulakshana Patankar (CEO, Finance & Accounting Services at WNS) and Mr. Steinruecke (Director General, Indo-German Chamber of Commerce)
1100 - 1130
Tea / Coffee Break
Room 1
Room 2
Room 3
1130 - 1300
Mr. Philipp Merry "Culture on your Back or in your Heart? Connecting with the 'You' Beyond your Culture" (Workshop)
Ms. Carolyn Ryffle "Developing Coaching Skills within Cross-Cultural Training" (Workshop)
Ms. Isabelle Demangeat &
Ms. Sujata Banerjee "Heartburns, Headaches and Best Practices during the Facilitation of an Indo-German-French Joint-Venture Process" (Facilitated Presentation)
1300 - 1400
Lunch
1400 - 1530
Ms. Nita Sharma &
Mr. Vivek Saxena "Invoking Ardhanarishwara - Integrating Diversity and Inclusion into Corporate India" (Workshop)
Dr. George Simons "Coming to grips with the USA: Designing a successfull face to face and internet curriculum" (Workshop)
Mr. Jawad Ahmed &
Ms. Melanie Martinelli "TEXTRA! Read All About Good Training in a Multicultural Setting" (Workshop)
1530-1600
Tea / Coffee Break
1600 - 1700
Govenrnance Panel
Increased Global Mobility: Challenges and Best Practices Mr. Ramanath Jha (Former Municipal Commisioner, Pune) Mr. Subroto Roy (Journalist)
1700 - 1800
Closing Keynote - Dr. Nagesh Rao (Department of Communication & Journalism, University of New Mexico)
Closing Ceremony
November 2 - 3, 2009
Pre Conference Programme Cultural Detective Certification program
by Heather Robinson & Dr. George Simons
